These Are the Worst People in Online Media (Updating) [UPDATE: NOT Updating]
Early this morning, someone pretending to be aspiring YouTube star Martin Shkreli sent out a fake press release and CC-ed over 400 media people—journalists, bloggers, freelancers, social media directors, tweeters, what-have-you. Because we are all the worst kind of people—and because everyone knows that this GIF, this GIF is going to be the funny one that everyone loves—there has been an incessant stream of “reply alls” for hours.
Replying only adds to the nightmare. The only correct way to handle this situation is with shame. So with that in mind, here are the worst people in online media, starting with our own Tim Marchman (who insists he started this whole thing on purpose). We’ll be updating this list as more information becomes available.
Update 3:15 p.m.
We will no longer be updating this post since that’s exactly what you assholes want.
1. Tim Marchman, Deadspin
2. Dell Cameron, The Daily Dot
3. Michael Hafford, Refinery 29
4. Slava Pastuk, freelance
5. Margot Huysman, The Daily Mail
6. Jon Levine, Mic
7. Angela Bacca, freelance
8. Anthony Smith, Mic
9. Emily Cahn, Mic
10. Sasha Kalra, Vice
11. Sarah Harvard, Mic
12. Helena Horton, The Telegraph
13. Holly Brockwell, Gadgette
14. Jillian Richardson, freelance
15. Kevin Ryan, Inc.com
16. Miles Surrey, Mic
17. Saira Khan, The New Yorker
18. Kirsten Browning, freelance
19. Andy Campbell, The Huffington Post
20. Julia Reinstein, BuzzFeed
21. Rachel Brodsky, Spin
22. Katie Notopoulos, BuzzFeed
23. Brian Abrams, Death and Taxes
24. Anna Menta, Elite Daily
25. Tanya Ghahremani, Bustle
26. Alex Rees, Cosmopolitan
27. Beca Grimm, Creative Loafing Atlanta
28. Mary Emily O’Hara, The Daily Dot
29. Georgina Grogan, She Might Be Loved
30. Eric Dolan, Raw Story
31. Charles Poladian, International Business Times
32. Dave Lozo, Vice
33. Liam Mathews, CBS
34. Caitlin Greenwood, freelance
35. Jessica Blankenship, The Frisky
36. Sophie Kleeman, Gizmodo
37. Josh OKane, The Globe and Mail
38. Colin Jones, The Daily Beast
39. Jeremy Kaplan, Digital Trends
40. Shawn Binder, The Huffington Post
41. David Gilmour, freelance
42. Jennifer Still, Bustle
43. J. Camm, BroBible
44. Laura Reilly, Thrillist
45. Kate Bevan, freelance
46. Brett Leppard, Metro.co.uk
47. Melissa Kravitz, freelance
48. Tabetha Wallace, RT
49. Chris Tognotti, The Daily Dot
50. Mike Isaac, The New York Times
51. David Bixenspan, freelance
52. Jennifer Mascia, The Trace
53. Chrissa Hardy, Bustle
54. Jillian Anthony, Time Out New York
55. Lauren Holter, The Frisky
56. Megan Messerly, The Las Vegas Sun
57. Derek Mead, Motherboard
58. Bryne Yancey, Alternative Press
59. Jamie Varon, freelance
60. Luke Winkie, freelance
61. Amos Barshad, The Fader
62. Selena Larson, The Daily Dot
63. Mallory Cara, freelance
64. Russell Dean Stone, Beat Magazine
65. Ben Jacobs, The Guardian
66. Tanzina Vega, CNN Money
67. Bryan Clark, The Next Web
68. Maurice Peebles, Complex
69. Anna Fitzpatrick, freelance
70. Amber Jamieson, The Guardian
71. Tova Benjamin, freelance
72. Edward Scheinman, Pacific Standard
73. Josh Peterson, freelance
74. Brian Ries, CNN
75. Dan Amira, The Daily Show
76. Sara David, Complex Magazine
77. Phillip Picardi, Teen Vogue
78. Courtney Smith, Refinery 29